Modi a big factor in Rajasthan win: Vasundhara Raje

New Delhi – Jubilant over the Bharatiya Janata Party’s impressive show in the Rajasthan assembly elections, chief minister aspirant Vasundhara Raje Scindia on Sunday said that party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s magic was dominating the poll results in all four states.

“Modi is a very big factor. People have seen what he has done in Gujarat,” she told media here.

“People of Rajasthan were tired of the non-governance of the Congress Government. Modiji has been a huge factor,” she said.

Latest trends in Rajasthan show that the BJP is ahead in 137 seats, while Congress is leading in 30 seats.

The counting of votes in four states began here this morning amidst tight security and elaborate arrangements made by the Election Commission.

The votes will decide the fate of contesting candidates in Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh where assembly elections were held between November 11 and December 4.

Delhi, which is presently under the Congress’ rule, will decide the fate of 810 candidates who are vying for 70 assembly seats.

Three time Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is facing a tough battle against BJP leader Vijendra Gupta and debutant AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal in the New Delhi constituency.

In the 200-member Rajasthan assembly, the fate of 2,087 candidates for 199 seats will be decided. In Churu, polls were adjourned due to the death of a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate post his nomination. Polling will take place on December 13.

In Madhya Pradesh, the fate of 2,583 candidates would be decided for 230 seats. Shivraj Singh Chauhan is fighting against a younger Minister of State for Power Jyotiraditya Scindia for chief minister’s post in the state.

A close race is expected between the BJP and the Congress in Chhattisgarh. The fate of 843 candidates, including 75 women, will be decided for 90 assembly seats in the two-phase polls that look place on November 11 and November 19.